I can't verify my BIOS flash...

[Paddy]

I noticed that there is a BIOS update for my Asus A7M266-D (1005) and despite having no issues with the board I decided to shove the new BIOS on to see what’s new. I used the official Asus Updater util to flash the mobo but it failed to verify the flash.

I panicked and downloaded the BIOS again but this time using a different server thinking that perhaps the file was corrupt, but it still didn’t work.

I panicked some more and then proceeded to download another copy of my current BIOS, 1004, however that didn’t work either. I can not get any BIOS loaded. I was determined to resolve the issue before I turned off the machine as I didn’t expect that I would be able to get it back on again.

After a few days (and a few beers! ) I thought to hell with it. The incessant whine was really starting to get on my tits. To my surprise, and utmost delight, it booted as normal. Since then I have tried flashing it on a fairly regular basis. It has yet to verify any attempt.

One of these days it’s not gonna POST… and then I think I might cry.

I dont want to cry...

[cbman]

Dumb Question... but is the Bios Write Protected?

[The PIT]

same thought here

[Kosh Naranek]

How do you flash your BIOS ?

Meaning ... :

Do you boot and flash from a floppy ?

I'm assuming your board is using an Award BIOS and if so you can change the way the bios is being flashed !

Awdflash 7.87d (C)Award Software 2000 All Rights Reserved

Usage: AWDFLASH [FileName1] [FileName2] [/<sw>[/<sw>...]]
FileName1 : New BIOS Name For Flash Programming
FileName2 : BIOS File For Backing-up the Original BIOS
<Swtches>
?: Show Help Messages
py: Program Flash Memory pn: No Flash Programming
sy: Backup Original BIOS To Disk File sn: No Original BIOS backup
Sb: Skip BootBlock programming sd: Save DMI data to file
cp: Clear PnP(ESCD) Data After Programming
cd: Clear DMI Data After Programming
cc: Clear CMOS Data After Programming
R: RESET System After Programming cks: Show update Bin chksum
Tiny: Occupy lesser memory
E: Return to DOS When Programming is done
F: Use Flash Routines in Original BIOS For Flash Programming
LD: Destroy CMOS Checksum And No System Halt For First Reboot
After Programming
cksXXXX: Compare Binfile CheckSum with XXXX

the cc option is a good thing !!!
I haven't tried the F option but it sounds like it could be worth a try in your case.

[[GDI]Raptor]

Since this is an ASUS MB you might want to go into the BIOS, on the page Advanced settings I belive, and find the "BIOS Update" setting, and make shure it's enebled

Do you use the Windows based program ASUSUpdate??

[Novdid]

I guess he used the proggy from within win. I haven't personally had any problems with it yet. Although it is recommended to do it the correct way, I usually find myself flashing from win, guess it's my lazyness.

[Paddy]

sorry for the tardy reply.

Yeah, BIOS updatre is enabled and not write protected.
I am using the win proggie rather than the awdflash.exe.
I'll scrounge a floppy drive from somewhere and give it a go.

Cheers

[Bohrn]

I as well have an asus motherboard with an Award bios. I did a flash within windows and it apparently worked, but there was a fairly major issue.

I used to get a long beep, 2 short beeps and then 2 lower toned beeps on boot. It would require a hard reset and sometimes 2-4 of them to get it to boot. There was a thread on it. All help was appreciated, but none of it worked. I had to make a bootable floopy and flash it from that, not in windows. No problems after that.

So, yea use the oldfashioned way of updating the bios. In dos.

[Kosh Naranek]

I never flash my MB BIOS from windows !!!!

When I said boot and flash from a floppy ..... just boot from floppy and flash from hdd --> faster !


XP makes a very good and clean boot floppy otherwise you can get all kinds of boot-floppy images from http://www.bootdisk.com